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Originally Posted by ceedee
Sure, but how many do you need to do every day during STM periods?
No user is forced to download anything, normal browsing won't get anywhere near the STM limits and the internet isn't close to grinding to a halt as some would exaggerate. STM may be a pain in the backside but the new thresholds aren't so bad that you can't work within them.
All it takes is a little patience and everyone will have a 'decent' connection speed rather than very few getting 'very good' speeds. Is that so bad?
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your totally missing the point trzdata sees the issue.
just simple browsing today can hit the low end very easily due to many website overly need to run flash websites. Some have no java flash but these are becoming very rare indead.
With broadband you can also get pop ups with video adverts not just pic based. Although many can be blocked there always 121 media/phorm type companies who make it hard to block.
Like traxdata says theres the common youtube, iplayer type usage which now becoming norm.
Before the ISP relied on % which hardly used there broadband to compensate heavy usage. They cant and should not now rely on this anymore. Each user should be deemed 50-75% usage user.
On timeline in downloads how many would be annoyed by the rule of download over the night for a big patch.
I would think many who go to the shops to buy a game. Come home install it run it get told there is new patch at 1.2gigs.
VM answer to it download it later why should they in most cases some games dont give you the option it just goes ahead with the download if it detects your online its not going to stop say hey your ISP is VM I will do it later outside there STM.
Thats the typical modern day now. People not going to wait play there new game tomorrow so they can download the patch during out of STM hours and why should they.
Get very popular new game such as GTA4 and it really does up the ante with many want patches on the release day or its first patch date.
Equally why should a person who say does just some browsing then once in while needs big file or goes over there allowance get shafted by VM. Who during other times been quite happy to see you pay for your service but mothball it. Like I said if they want to STM then they must give something back in return if you dont use your usage. Maybe upgrade your speed to the next tier for the same price your currently on for a day as reward.
Matter fact why do VM need to hurt its customers over those who cheat thief the bandwidth on dodgy modems.